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Compass Bridge Sonoma Pinot Noir 2023

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2025/08/03

The Compass Bridge Sonoma Pinot Noir 2023 is a limited-edition wine available at Trader Joe's for $9.99. The Compass Bridge brand is from a entity of Delicato Family Vineyards. The Story Delicato Family Vineyards, from the Lodi AVA, purchased Coppola Wines (Sonoma) a few years ago and formed a large wine company that produces wine across all price ranges, specializing in quality, value-priced wines. The Compass Bridge brand offers three wines: a Chardonnay, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and

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Compass Bridge Sonoma Chardonnay 2023

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2025/07/31

The Compass Bridge Sonoma Chardonnay 2023 is a Trader Joe's exclusive, selling for $8.99. The back label indicates it was vinted and bottled by Compass Bridge of Manteca & Geyserville, California. The Story Manteca is the corporate home of Delicato Family Vineyards (100 years old this year), and Geyserville was the home of Coppola Wines, which Delicato purchased in 2021. The Compass Bridge brand also includes a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Noir. The Compass Bridge Sonoma Chardonnay

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Justin Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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2025/07/29

The Justin Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is a wine I found selling for $12.99; the list price is $18. This is a wine that is widely available from supermarkets to wine shops. The Story There was a Justin (Justin Baldwin), but he sold the winery to The Wonderful Company in 2010. The Wonderful Company is not your typical wine seller. They own several high-end wineries in addition to Justin, but are also very brand-oriented, owning Fiji Water, POM Wonderful, Halos oranges/tangerines,

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Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023

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2025/07/25

The Trader Joe's Reserve Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is a $9.99 wine available exclusively at Trader Joe's stores. This wine was produced and bottled by the Beckett Family of Paso Robles. " Produced and bottled" indicates that the listed producer fermented and aged a minimum of 75% of the wine.The Story The Beckett Family shown on the label is some division of Peachy Canyon Winery. Doug and Nancy Beckett founded Peachy Canyon in 1988 and are well known for their Zinfandel wines. They are

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Granite Coast Organic Monterey Rosé 2024

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2025/07/23

The Granite Coast Organic Monterey Rosé 2024 is available exclusively at Trader Joe's for $5.99. A check of CWF archives shows we reviewed the 2013 Granite Coast Red blend; that wine was $4.99.The Story The Granite Coast Vineyards label is owned by Scheid Family Vineyards. They are a large family-owned wine business that was founded in 1972, a good ten years before Monterey became an AVA. Scheid's vineyards are all located in Monterey County. Scheid has produced many private-label

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Decoy Chardonnay 2023

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2025/07/20

The Decoy Chardonnay 2023 is a wine I found selling for $14.99; Duckhorn has it listed for $20. Decoy is the entry-level wine brand (if a $20 wine can be called entry-level) for Duckhorn Winery.The Story Duckhorn Winery was founded in 1976 and was known for its Merlot. They had ten wine brands, which may be reorganized since an equity company bought them for almost two billion dollars. The Duckhorns are no longer involved with the company, but they have had only four head winemakers in 49

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Aldi Specially Selected Côte de Provence Rosé 2024

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2025/07/17

The Aldi Specially Selected Côte de Provence Rosé 2024 is an exclusive offering from Aldi, priced at $9.99. The Côte de Provence is the largest growing region or AOP in Provence. The Story The Côte de Provence covers 195,000 acres and produces 107 million bottles per year. There are 337 wineries and 35 Co-Ops. Aldi does not say who produced this Rosé, but Chateau Gassier bottled the wine. Gassier is a large Provence Rosé producer. Rosé wines from Provence are typically a blend of

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Ferrari-Carano North Coast Fume Blanc 2023

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2025/07/15

The Ferrari-Carano North Coast Fume Blanc 2023 is a wine I found for $10.99, and it received 92 points from a major wine critic. The Story Ferrari-Carano was founded in 1981 by Don and Rhonda Carano. It is a beautiful estate in Northern Sonoma, and they produced consistently excellent wines. After Don Carano passed away a few years ago, the wine estate was purchased by Foley Family Wine and Spirits, who offer an outstanding line of wines and brands. What is Fumé Blanc? It is a

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Sunshine Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

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2025/07/13

The Sunshine Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 is a $14.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. The back label says it was "Produced and Bottled by" Northwest Collective from Dundee, Oregon.The Story The Northwest Collective is a part of Precept Brands, a large wine and spirits business in the Northwest part of the US. They have a family of brands with the most well known being Gruet Sparkling wines. The Sunshine Mountain Vineyard is located near the town of Dalles in northeastern Oregon, near the

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J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz

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2025/07/09

The J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz sells for $7.99 at Trader Joe's. The brand is J.L. Quinson, a wine company located in the south of France since 1904.The Story J L Quinson produces a wide range of wines, from Chablis to Provence Rosé and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but it appears they no longer have a website. I wonder if they are still an independent winery or a brand of another company. The J L Quinson Le Rosé French Fizz is designated as a Wine of France, meaning the grapes were sourced

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Kirkland Signature Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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2025/07/07

The Kirkland Signature Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is a $6.99 Costco exclusive wine. It is produced by a division of Precept Wine & Spirits, the largest privately owned wine company in the Northwest. The Story Precept has its line of wine brands, and they have also produced wine for Trader Joe's, Aldi, and Costco. They are skilled at making quality, value-priced wine. The grapes for this wine are grown in Sonoma County AVA, a large AVA with many sub-AVAs and multiple soil and climate

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Mount Fishtail Sur Lie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

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2025/07/04

The Mount Fishtail Sur Lie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a wine I found for $12.69 at Costco. A price with a decimal point of 0.69 indicates that the manufacturer is offering this product at a special price. A quick check of the web found this wine selling in a range of $13 to $15.The Story Mount Fishtail is a family-owned winery located in the Upper Wairau Valley of the Marlborough growing region in the north of New Zealand's South Island. The grapes for this wine were sourced from

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Trader Joe’s Reserve Walla Walla Syrah 2023

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2025/07/02

The Trader Joe's Reserve Walla Walla Syrah 2023 is an exclusive Trader Joe's offering at $9.99. It is produced for Trader Joe's by DNA Vineyards, which has provided Trader Joe's with quality wines for years.The Story DNA Vineyards is Dennis Patton and Andrea Silverstein, who together have over 65 years of experience in the wine industry. Their website features many wines from past years sold at Trader Joe's. It is a quality list of wine. The Walla Walla Valley AVA is located in both

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Bear Bros. California Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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2025/06/27

The Bear Bros. The California Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is an Aldi exclusive, priced at $7.99. I checked the California Wine Club Registry and found that an entity of Sutter Home was involved in the production.The Story Sutter Home wines are part of the Trinchero Family of Wine and Spirits. Sutter Home typically sells non-vintage wine, so the Bear Bros. should have origins with a different part of the organization. Trinchero has a nice portfolio of wines, including Joel Gott, Menage a

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Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 7

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2025/06/25

The Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 7 is a wine I found for $11.98; it usually sells for between $17 and $25. Bonanza is a brand from the Wagner Family of wines, of Caymus fame, along with many other popular brands. The Story The Wagner family has roots in the wine world going back to the 1880s. Chuck Wagner founded the Caymus brand 45 years ago, and today, it seems like all the children have their influential wine brand. One of the sons, Joe, founded Meiomi Pinot Noir, which he sold for a

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Dundee Hills Pinot Noir...

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2025/06/20

The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2023 is a $14.99 wine available exclusively at Trader Joe’s. The Dundee Hills AVA is a sub-AVA within the Willamette Valley AVA. The Story The back label indicates that this wine was “vinted and bottled by Cultavin Cellars.” Vinted and bottled by means that they bottled...

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Markham Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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2025/06/18

The Markham Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a wine I found on sale, priced at $13.99; it is typically priced above $20. Markham Vineyards is a historic wine property dating back to the 1800s. The Story Bruce Markham founded the current winery in 1977, and it quickly became known as a premier producer of...

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Bacchus Ginger’s Cuvee Pinot Noir 2023

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2025/06/08

The Bacchus Ginger’s Cuvee Pinot Noir 2023 is a wine I found at a local wine retailer selling for $12.99. It is a wine label from David Gordon, the Sommelier at Tribeca Grill (owned by Robert De Niro) since 1990. The Story David Gordon has had an outstanding career, he is one of 3 Americans...

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Kirkland Signature Alexander Valley Cabernet...

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2025/05/11

The Kirkland Signature Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 is a $9.99 Costco wine exclusive. The Alexander Valley AVA is in the northern section of the Russian River Valley. The Story The Alexander Valley is in northern Sonoma County, one of the warmer locations in Sonoma, but it has cool nights. That temperature difference allows grapes’...

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Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22

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2024/10/20

The Corvelia Paso Robles Zinfandel Lot 22 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's wine. Corvelia is a custom brand from Bozzano & Company, a wine company that deals in bulk grapes and produces retail and store-brand wines. The Corvelia brand offers Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. This is not a vintage-dated wine but a wine differentiated by successive lots. The website is very sparse and does not provide any information about why this is a non-vintage wine. It could be because they are buying grapes for

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